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bommie

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bombora.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • 1992, Australian Museum, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Reef biology: a survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific, National Gallery of Australia Some solitary corals, such as Cycloseris, were present at the base of the bommie.

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noun

Meaning 2

A bonfire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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History

Etymology

Clipping of bombora + -ie

From bonfire, with /n/ changed to /m/ by assimilation with /f/, and the second element then clipped and replaced with + -ie.